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Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:01:56 GMT
Ending Indecision in the Sahel
[Centre 4s] A G 5 Sahel-France Summit is due to take place on 15 February in Ndjamena, Chad. Eight years after the successful deployment of French troops in Mali, the time has come for the allies to evaluate the situation so as to avoid the crumbling...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 01:00:02 GMT
UN Chief Says 'Complex Attack' Against Blue Helmets May Constitute War Crime
[UN News] Secretary-General António Guterres condemned  on Saturday, a "complex attack" against the UN mission in the West African country of Mali 

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:43:37 GMT
UN Peacekeepers Injured in Major Attack On MINUSMA Base
[UN News] Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:56:08 GMT
Parliament Approves Extension of Military Aviation Deployment in Mali and Dispatch of Aviation Unit to Car
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Members of the House of People's Representatives (HPR), Tuesday, voted to extend the mission to deploy a military aviation unit in Mali and to send a helicopter unit to the Central African Republic (CAR) under ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:01:40 GMT
Morocco-Mali - Clash of Giants
[Cameroon Tribune] Defending champions, Morocco, will face Mali in the final of the CHAN 2020 on Sunday February 7, 2021 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:00:30 GMT
Afrobasket Qualifiers - Rwanda Face Mali in Opening Game
[New Times] Rwanda will face Mali in its first game at the upcoming Afrobasket qualifiers window 2.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:08:00 GMT
Sahel - Mali, Junta and Security
[Centre 4s] Most of the opposition to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK) has hailed the August 18, 2020 coup d'état. They were hoping that the National Council for People Salvation (CNSP) would spare Mali from violent terrorists' attacks and int...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:31:07 GMT
A Course Correction for the Sahel Stabilisation Strategy
[Crisis Group] Dakar/Brussels -- Since 2013, when it sent troops to Mali, France has led international efforts to root out Islamist militancy from the Sa

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:32:08 GMT
'Human Error' to Blame for Helicopter Crash That Killed 13 French Troops in 2019
[RFI] An investigation into a helicopter crash in Mali has highlighted organisational and human errors leading to deaths of 13 French soldiers, part of Operation Barkhane, when two helicopters collided on 25 November 2019.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:58:52 GMT
France's Macron Holds Meeting With Mali's Interim Leader Ahead of G5 Sahel
[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Mali's interim leader on Wednesday to discuss joint security operations in the region amid a rise in jihadist attacks. This comes on the heels of the dissolution of the National Committee for the Sa...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:05:45 GMT
Peace Agreements Signed in Central Mali
[Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue] The Fulani and Dogon communities have signed three peace agreements with humanitarian objectives on 12, 22 and 24 January 2021. Through these agreements, the communities further commit to ensuring the physical integ...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:21:39 GMT
Mali in Transition - UN Peacekeeping Chief Takes Stock of Political and Security Developments
[UN News] Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN peacekeeping chief concluded a visit to the restive northwest African nation on Thursday.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:25:04 GMT
Peacekeepers Under Attack Again - One Egyptian 'Blue Helmet' Dies, Another Seriously Injured
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy that left a 'blue helmet' from Egypt dead, and another seriously injured on Friday.

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:47:16 GMT
French Military Operations Face Growing Resistance
[DW] The French anti-terror mission Barkhane is losing support in Mali, as reflected in recent protests in the capital, Bamako. Attitudes to the former colonial power are ambivalent amid deteriorating security.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:28:19 GMT
Outgoing U.S State Department's Top Africa Official Cites 'Significant' Achievements
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- At the end of his tenure as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing administration includes a number of 'concrete achievements' that have streng...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:50:51 GMT
CHAN - Defenders Turn Scorers As Cameroon, Mali Edge Nearer Last Eight
[Vanguard] Cameroonian Salomon Banga set a trend of defenders scoring Wednesday as his country and Mali moved closer to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals, Burkina Faso remained in contention and Zimbabwe were eliminated.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:38:43 GMT
Transition Presents Opportunity to Break 'Vicious Circle of Political Crises'
[UN News] The current political transition period in Mali offers an opportunity to "break out of the vicious circle of political crises followed by coups d'état", the UN envoy in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:58:42 GMT
Jonathan-Led Ecowas Team Confident Mali Will Return to Civilian Rule
[This Day] After two days of meetings with Malian political and civil-society figures, the mediator for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, said he had no doubt that Mali's post-coup in...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:20:13 GMT
Jonathan Confident Mali Will Meet Return to Civil Rule Deadline
[This Day] After two days of meetings with Malian political and civil society figures, the mediator for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed optimism that Mali's post-coup inte...



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